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At school:
“Indicators of critical thinking can be identified through the types of activities in which the teacher engages the students. For example:

* Are in-depth group discussions provided during class time?
* Are students coached to question their thinking processes and those of their classmates?
* Are students afforded opportunities to evaluate their progress regularly?
* Are students encouraged to pose questions regularly in class?
* Are students provided with guides to help them reflect on their thinking (such as Bloom’s Taxonomy)?
* Do class projects engage students in analysis, synthesis, and evaluation?
* Are students given opportunities to consider various opinions and to justify their own beliefs?”

And nurturing critical thinking at home:
“Using Bloom’s guide, note if the child is comparing or evaluating the functions of toys (toddlers and young children), computer programs (young children to teens), or social events (through phone calls or discussions with siblings or friends). Listening to your child and gauging how he or she makes sense of the world will enable you to understand what critical-thinking skills your child uses and whether your intervention is needed at home to extend his or her level of thinking.

Parents can demonstrate critical thinking by pondering aloud the most efficient way to do household chores, considering the most economical purchase to make at the grocery store, monitoring your progress toward your personal goals, or approaching social issues in your community. Describing how you think and solve problems is the best way for you to instill similar thinking patterns in your children.”